The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly Athletics and high school football for the 2025-26 school year is sponsored by Former Jackrabbits Wendell “WoWo” Moe, Jr. & Tyson Ruffins.
Author: Mike Guardabascio
An LBC native, Mike Guardabascio has been covering Long Beach sports professionally for 18 years, with his work published in dozens of Southern California magazines and newspapers. He's won numerous state and national honors for his writing as well as the CIF Southern Section’s Champion For Character Award, and is the author of three books about Long Beach history.
LIVE UPDATES: Long Beach Poly Football vs Carson, Lakewood vs Mayfair, Millikan vs Capo Valley, Wilson vs Dana Hills,
The562’s football coverage for the 2026-27 school year is sponsored by Long Beach Poly alums Wendell “WoWo” Moe, Jr. & Tyson Ruffins. We’ll have live updates from tonight’s football games on Twitter, which you can find below. All games start at 7pm. Click here for our full previews of all the games this week. CLICK HERE […]
Baseball Community Comes Together to Support Family After Shocking Death of Scott Reed
The Long Beach baseball community is in shock and mourning after the sudden, tragic passing of Scott Reed last Tuesday after a medical emergency. Reed was a longtime youth baseball coach and boardmember at Long Beach Little League. “Our hearts are broken by the tragic and unexpected passing of Scott Reed,” LBLL said in an […]
PREVIEW: Long Beach Poly Football vs Carson
The562’s football and Poly coverage for the 2026-27 school year is sponsored by Long Beach Poly alums Wendell “WoWo” Moe, Jr. & Tyson Ruffins. The Long Beach Poly football team (1-2) will try to get back to .500 as they open up their new temporary home at Cabrillo High on Friday night against LA City […]
Long Beach Volleyball Rankings
The562’s coverage of high school volleyball in 2025 is brought to you by the MLP’s Bay Area Breakers. The first of the CIF Southern Section’s volleyball rankings have been released, shining a light on where the Long Beach girls’ volleyball teams stand as league play begins. Keep in mind these are not our rankings, as […]
Long Beach Football Rankings
The562’s football coverage for the 2026-27 school year is sponsored by Long Beach Poly alums Wendell “WoWo” Moe, Jr. & Tyson Ruffins. The562 does not do rankings–we prefer to cover the kids and spotlight them than to give our opinions. However, since HSRatings.com’s computer rankings are used to determine CIF-SS playoff brackets, we do consider […]
Long Beach Poly Football Drops Thriller to Tustin
The562’s football and Poy coverage for the 2026-27 school year is sponsored by Long Beach Poly alums Wendell “WoWo” Moe, Jr. & Tyson Ruffins. The Long Beach Poly football team came up a few plays short in a thrilling back-and-forth defensive contest with Tustin on the road Friday night. The Jackrabbits took the lead with […]
VIDEO: Long Beach Poly Football vs Tustin
The562’s football coverage for the 2026-27 school year is sponsored by Long Beach Poly alums Wendell “WoWo” Moe, Jr. & Tyson Ruffins.
Millikan Football Honoring Heather Tuggle With Decal, Memorial Bench This Season
The Millikan football community has been mourning the loss of longtime team mom Heather Tuggle, who passed away in December of cancer. The Rams are making sure she’s never far from their minds while on the field this year, as they are wearing HT decals on their helmets in her honor, as well as a […]
PREVIEW: Long Beach Poly Football vs Tustin
The562’s football and Poly coverage for the 2026-27 school year is sponsored by Long Beach Poly alums Wendell “WoWo” Moe, Jr. & Tyson Ruffins. The Long Beach Poly football team (1-1) will try to bounce back after their first loss of the season, but the Jackrabbits have a tough test in front of them. They […]
